About this podcast
A show about business, sales, goals, and the pursuit of personal greatness, all where business gets done. The Kitchen Table.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 161 episodes
- From Robbing Safes to Master Electrician: Justin Anderson’s Wild Path to Business Owner · 44 min · Episode 164Ken Baden welcomes his local friend Justin Anderson, host of the If This Doesn’t Work Podcast, to the Kitchen Table. Justin rejects the label “entrepreneur,” but his résumé says…
- From Pro Racer to Million-Dollar Roofing Rep: Ryan Wells’ Story · 28 min · Episode 163Ken Baden talks with Ryan Wells, a former pro flat track racer who had never held a traditional job before joining Potomac Custom Remodeling a year ago. After about 14 years of…
- How a 26-Year-Old Roofer Stopped Knocking Doors and Built a Referral Machine with Donovan Davis · 48 min · Episode 162Ken Baden sits down with Donovan Davis of DTE Roofing, a mentee of Chris Zimmerman, to talk about how a young Ohio roofing company grows without door knocking. Donovan explains…
- How Rick Lowe Built a Licensing Empire With Disney, Star Wars & AC/DC · 28 min · Episode 161Ken Baden welcomes Rick Lowe, a London-based entrepreneur and founder of an international licensing and merchandising business, to The Kitchen Table Podcast. Rick recounts his…
- From Insurance Restoration to Retail: How Jake Huotari Hit Nearly $4M in Year One · 36 min · Episode 160Ken Baden welcomes Jake Huotari, co-owner of Aspire Home Services in Maple Grove, Minnesota. Jake started as a one-man insurance roofer in 2017 and formed the company with his…
- Baltimore Rapper Menace Monroe on Turning Struggle Into Success · 43 min · Episode 159Ken Baden welcomes Baltimore rapper and entrepreneur Menace Monroe to The Kitchen Table Podcast for a candid look at his journey from repeated incarceration to building a growing…
- The Truth About Call Centers & Cold Calling for Roofers with Peter Roth · 48 min · Episode 158Peter Roth of Scalify Call Centers joins Ken Baden to unpack the business of outbound cold calling in the roofing and home services space — why it's more scalable than…
- I Learned This the Hard Way: Scaling Past $10M in Insurance Restoration | Ken Baden · 24 min · Episode 157In this solo episode, Ken Baden unpacks the "complacency factor" that quietly stalled his sales team's growth after a record year, and the aggressive recruiting overhaul he…
- Taming Your Money Monster: The Real Cost of Entrepreneurship with Nancy Benet · 35 min · Episode 156Nancy Benet, CPA and founder of Fix It Accounting and Success Your Way, joins Ken Baden to talk about the messy, non-linear path to entrepreneurial success. After walking away…
- From Cleaning Gutters to Running a Roofing Empire: Shane Michael's Story · 28 min · Episode 155Ken Baden welcomes Shane Michael of Zeus Contracting back to The Kitchen Table for an honest talk about the roofing industry's ups and downs. They cover Shane's path from…
- Solo Episode: Mindset, Hiring, and the Stronghouse Rumors | The Kitchen Table Podcast w/ Ken Baden · 32 min · Episode 154Host Ken Baden flies solo this week, opening up about a blown engine, a positivity-first mindset, and the aggressive growth push happening inside his own roofing companies. He…
- From Chick-fil-A to $10M: Zach Sasser's Roofing Empire · 36 min · Episode 153Ken Baden sits down with Zach Sasser, co-owner of Lone Star Exteriors, to talk about his path from a 17-year-old roofing salesman in Texas to running an 8-figure insurance…
- From the Roof to Federal Contracts: David Michaelson's Playbook for Retail Roofing Success · 1 h 0 min · Episode 152Ken Baden welcomes David Michaelson, President of Michaelson Roofing Improvements, to the Kitchen Table for a conversation covering the realities of running a roofing business in…
- Roofing State of the Union: Why We're Betting Big on Recruiting · 28 min · Episode 151Ken Baden goes solo to give listeners an honest look at where his roofing business stands halfway through the year. He explains why recruiting — not marketing — is the biggest…
- The Canvassing Blueprint: How to Build a Door-to-Door Team That Actually Works · 38 min · Episode 150Host Ken Baden welcomes Justin Donawa, VP of Field Marketing at Potomac Custom Remodeling, for an unfiltered deep dive into the world of canvassing and door-to-door lead…
- From Homeless to $3–5 Million: Cory Smeallie's Roofing Redemption Story · 28 min · Episode 149Ken Baden sits down with Cory Smeallie, owner and CEO of TrueShield Exteriors LLC in Northeast Ohio, for a candid conversation that covers far more than roofing. Cory shares his…
- Solo Episode: What's Really Happening in Roofing & Home Services Right Now · 17 min · Episode 148In this solo episode, host Ken Baden opens up about the current state of the roofing and home services industry in the DC metro area. With major competitors cutting staff by 50%…
- The Lead Problem Is Solved — If You're Willing to Use AI with Chris Mechanic · 43 min · Episode 147Ken Baden welcomes Chris Mechanic — founder of WebMechanix and Mecha AI — to The Kitchen Table Podcast for a candid, high-value conversation about voice AI, sales strategy, and…
- How Smart Business Owners Use AI & Virtual Assistants to Buy Back Their Time | Andrew Hathaway · 33 min · Episode 146Ken Baden welcomes Andrew Hathaway, Co-Founder of Freedom.AI, for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really takes to build freedom as a business owner. Andrew shares how…
- Brothers Beyond the Finish Line: Brent & Kyle Pease on Faith, Disability, and Iron Man · 29 min · Episode 145In this episode, Ken Baden welcomes brothers Brent and Kyle Pease, co-founders of the Kyle Pease Foundation based in Atlanta, Georgia. Kyle has cerebral palsy and has spent 15…
